Soft turndown collar



H. J. MOORE. SOFT TURNDOWN COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13. 192.1.

Patented Nov.- 28, 1922.

Patented Nov. 2S, 1922.

plies HAROLD J. MOORE, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO GEO.' P. IDE &

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COMPANY, INC., 0F TROY, NEW YORK, V

SOFT TURNDOWN COLLAR.

Application led September 13, 1921. Serial N0. 500,276.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HAROLD J. MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of -Connecticut, yhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soft Turn- "down Collars, of which the following is a specification. y

Soft turn'down collars are .usually made from a number of separate distinct plies of material which are sewed together attheir edges, the plies of the neck band and the of the fold over top portion being also stitched together at their upper edges.

, advantages not possessed fold over -forming a guide for the fold line Soft tu'rn down collars have also been made of multiply interwoven material.

The object of my invention is to provide a soft turn down collar made from multiply interwoven material of a particular weave which imparts to the collar certain inherent by collars of multiply interwoven fabric heretofore produced.

A. further object of my invention is to produce a soft turn down collar made from multiply interwoven fabric wherein the neck band of the collar is Woven with a greater number of warp threads than the top portion, and wherein the top edge portion of the neck band is provided with a greater number of warp threads than any other portion of the collar, thereby of the collar.

My invention consists of a soft turn down collar having a neck band and a fold over top portion, the neck band being stiffer than the turn down top portion, the upper edge \portion of the neck band being thicker or stiffer than the remaining portion of the neck band.

I do not herein claim the particular fabric from which my collar is made, inasmuch as it forms thesubject matter of another application for "patent to be led by me September 13, 1921, Serial No. 500,277.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a plan view of the collar embodied in my invention, flattened out.

Figure 2 is a large detail vertical sectional view of my collar, folded.

The reference number l designates the neck. band of my improved collar, the lower portion of which is of a certainnumber of .to be well adapted tol the manufacture of collars, and with the variations of thickness or stiness of the fabric as disclosed in this and the companion application, there is produced a fabric that is particularly Well adapted for the manufacture of collars, inasmuch as the neck band is thicker or stiffer than the turn down portion, and in addition to this, the upper edge portion of the neck band is thicker or stiffer than the balance of the neck band and the turn. down portion, so that the top portion will break `or fold over at its juncture with the thickened top edge 4portion of the neck band. From this it will be seen that the thickened top edge portion of the neck lband functions as a guide line for the proper folding of the collar.

Another advantage of the thickened top edge portion of the neck band is that 1t causes the fabric to bend in a graceful and curved line wit-hout material buckling or wrinkling, thus giving a much neater appearance to the collar.

Still another advantage of this increased thickness of the top edge portion of the neck band is that. it spaces the turn down portion from the neck band at the top of the collar.

' While I have shown a denite number of Warp threads for the .neck band and its top edge portion and the turn down portion, 1t would be understood that the number of warp threads may be varied according to the wishes of the manufacturer, so long as the top edge portion of the neck band has a greater number of Warp threads than the other portions of the collar.

1. A soft turn over collar having a neck band and a turn down portion made from a single piece of multiply interwoven fabric, the neck band being stiffer than the top .folding portion, and having an integral Y thicker extension at its top edge connecting down portion and the top edge portion of the turn down portion with the neck band. the neck band having agreater number of 2. A soft turn over collar 4having a neck interwoven warp threads than the body of 10 ,band and a turn down portion made from the neck band. 5 a single piece of multiply interwoven fabric, In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

the neck band having a greater number of interwoven warp threads than the turn HAROLD J. MOORE, 

